Name: Random With A Purpose (RWAP) XXXlV
Start: 2026-03-05T19:30:00-08:00
End: 2026-03-05T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Second Stage

March 2026
UCSC Family Opera—Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”

March 1 @ 3:00 pm UCSC Family Opera

Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Voice students, accompanied by Luke Shepherd on piano, perform an abridged version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This is a family-friendly production of Mozart’s most famous fairytale. Duration is approximately 1 hour with music and dialogue presented in English. The two matinee performances showcase two different casts. — ADVISORIES – Loud noises (thunder sound effects) […]

FREE and open to the public.
Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

March 1 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

The UCSC Celtic Music Ensemble performs live during a beginner-friendly, gender-neutral, darn good barn dance. Attendees are invited to dance, and partners are not needed. — ADMISSION – Open admission; tickets/registration not required. – FREE and open to the public. — PARKING – Parking by permit or ParkMobile. – Lot #170 is the closest parking […]

FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Santa Cruz

March 1 @ 7:00 pm Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Santa Cruz

Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, United States

For the 35th year, UC Santa Cruz Adventure Rec is thrilled to bring the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour to Santa Cruz! Each November, the Banff Festival in Canada showcases the year’s most breathtaking, inspiring adventure films—and we’re bringing the very best of them to the Rio Theatre, February 27, 28, & March […]
Statistics Seminar: Decoding Phytoplankton Responses to a Changing Ocean

March 2 @ 4:00 pm

Presenter: Francois Ribalet, Research Associate Professor, School of Oceanography, University of Washington Description: François Ribalet will present new observational technologies and computational approaches for studying phytoplankton responses to ocean warming. Using SeaFlow, a custom-built automated flow cytometer deployed on over 100 research cruises, his team has collected nearly 850 billion cell measurements across global oceans. […]
Community Day: Free Admission at the Arboretum

March 3 @ 9:00 am Community Day: Free Admission at the Arboretum

Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

The first Tuesday of each month, the Arboretum is open without charge to visitors. See dates and times UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden is open. NOTE: Due to […]
Going Global Sessions

March 3 @ 2:00 pm Going Global Sessions

Classroom Unit Classroom Unit, Santa Cruz, CA, Select a Country:

Going Global Sessions are opportunities for students interested in pursuing global learning experiences (study abroad or away) to drop in and learn about the opportunities available to them at UC […]
Drop-In Figure Drawing

March 3 @ 7:00 pm Drop-In Figure Drawing

Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Drop-In Draw provides a live model and room monitor. There is no formal lesson and only dry media is allowed (no paints). — ADVISORIES – These events contain mature content […]

FREE and open to the public.
UCSC Orchestra—Bravada and Tchaikovsky

March 3 @ 7:30 pm

Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

UCSC Orchestra

Free – $12
Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty)

March 4 @ 12:00 pm Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty)

Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

This quarter, make time for you, for reflection, and for community!
Penguin Random House Info Session for UC Santa Cruz Undergraduates

March 4 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Virtual Event

Looking to break into the publishing field? Join us for an insightful information session with an experienced recruiter at Penguin Random House!
Career Success Drop-In Coaching at the Cantú Cabin – Winter 2026

March 4 @ 1:30 pm Career Success Drop-In Coaching at the Cantú Cabin – Winter 2026

Lionel Cantú Queer Center Crown Lane, Santa Cruz, CA

Drop-in with Career Coach & Engagement Specialist Bridge Kennedy to discuss Career Exploration, Job Search Strategy, Interview Prep, Grad School Prep, or whatever’s on your mind related to your career success! Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm Dates: Wednesdays, Weeks 7 & 9 of Winter Quarter 2026 2/18/2026 & 3/4/2026 Location: Cantú Queer Student Resource Center, Merrill […]
College Night: Gotta Catch Them All? – a Pokémon themed event exploring animal rights

March 4 @ 5:00 pm College Nights

College Nine and John R. Lewis Dining Hall

College Nine and John R. Lewis College, in collaboration with UCSC Dining, present “Gotta Catch Them All? ” – a Pokémon-themed event exploring animal rights. Join us Wednesday, March 4 […]
The UC Santa Cruz Kraw Lecture Series presents: Unmasking cancer’s complete genetic code

March 4 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm The UC Santa Cruz Kraw Lecture Series

Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

In this Kraw lecture, Angela Brooks will discuss her work on cancer research. Current cancer research focuses almost entirely on finding errors—mutations—in DNA. This has given us incredible tools like precision oncology, matching patients with targeted drugs. But cancer cells almost always develop drug resistance, causing treatments to fail and limiting patient survival. An often-overlooked […]
Unexpected Returns: The Historic Entanglements of Fire, Settlement, and Stewardship in the Santa Cruz Mountains

March 4 @ 6:00 pm Intersections of Climate Change

Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

The IAS will be hosting an Intersections of Climate Change lecture presenting the findings of UCSC researchers. Miriam Greenberg and Andrew Matthews will discuss the deeper histories of indigenous burning, settler ranching, fire suppression, and much more. The Intersections of Climate Change Series is organized with the Friedlaender Lab in conjunction with Weather and the […]

FREE and open to the public
Undiscovered Shakespeare: The Two Noble Kinsmen – Episode I

March 4 @ 7:00 pm

Shakespeare returns to the characters and themes of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in what may have been the last play he had a hand in writing: The Two Noble Kinsmen. This time, however, […]
Summer Courses Listed for 2026

March 5 Summer Courses Listed for 2026

Summer 2026 classes are now posted at summer.ucsc.edu. Explore courses and start planning your summer schedule over winter closure! Days and times will be in the schedule of classes on March 15. Email summer@ucsc.edu with questions.
Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World

March 5 @ 12:00 pm Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World

Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

Norris Center Art + Science Graduate Fellowship Exhibition Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World brings together the work of ten graduate students supported by the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art + Science Fellowship, a program dedicated to creative research connecting art with the natural world. Across media – including sound, […]

Free
“Cut/Woven/Spoken” Exhibition: Works by UCSC alumna Pilar Agüero-Esparza

March 5 @ 12:00 pm “Cut/Woven/Spoken” Exhibition: Works by UCSC alumna Pilar Agüero-Esparza

Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Exhibition of artworks by UC Santa Cruz Art Department alumna Pilar Agüero-Esparza. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to the public – Open admission from noon–5:00 p.m. – The gallery is closed on Mondays — PARKING – Lot 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to the event. – Parking is by permit or […]

FREE and open to the public
Traveling Film Southasia – Film Screening Festival Launch

March 5 @ 5:00 pm

Communications Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Located in Communications 150, Studio C Join the Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS) for a celebratory film screening event to launch Travelling Film Southasia, a mobile film festival highlighting […]
Random With A Purpose (RWAP) XXXlV

March 5 @ 7:30 pm Random With A Purpose (RWAP) XXXlV

Second Stage Second Stage, Santa Cruz, CA

Student directed and choreographed dance production. Admission General admission $5–$20 “Pay What You Like” Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required). Tickets through Eventbrite only Doors open 30 minutes prior to […]

Free – $20

March 2026